So the question is, why can’t a high-power jet with immense thrust and a large wingspan simply turn at its highest speeds?

Over the past 80 years, the air forces of the world have ripped through the skies in five generations of jet fighters. The ...

Utilized during the Cold War, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a reliable and highly effective defense fighter jet. Thanks to its weapons systems and variable-sweep wing design, the two-engine Tomcat had ...

The F-35 may be slower than older jets, but there's a good reason why speed isn't the secret to winning in the skies. A pilot explains the physics behind it.